Green spaces

The City of Sydney is hosting open days at its five aquatic centres, with Sydneysiders invited to a free dip ahead of the summer season. Kicking off at Prince Alfred Park Pool on Saturday 21 October, the aquatic centre open … Continued

People of all ages can enjoy an action-packed playground when Sydney Park transforms into The Big Adventure this Saturday. The family friendly event on Saturday 7 October is part of the month-long Sydney Rides Festival, supported by the City of … Continued

Three early champions for women’s and children’s rights will soon be remembered with a decision by the City of Sydney to name new parks and public spaces in their honour. Publisher and leader for women’s suffrage Louisa Lawson, social reform … Continued

Sydney will once again spring to life with colourful flowers and plants following the launch on Monday of the Living Colour displays, one of the largest seasonal floral displays in Australia. Visitors to the city’s popular public spaces will enjoy … Continued

The major upgrade of Australia’s oldest park continues as the City of Sydney confirms construction of a stunning new open-plan café in Hyde Park South to begin this year. The City will build the café as part of works by … Continued

Skateboarders will soon be able to kick-flip and shove-it at Sydney Park, which is earmarked to be home to one of Sydney’s biggest public skate spaces. A proposed scope of works scheduled to be considered by City of Sydney Council … Continued

Residents are invited to have their say on a proposal to name 3.8 hectares of new green space ‘Harold Park’ in a nod to the area’s past as the home of harness racing in NSW. For more than a century, … Continued

It’s been many decades since lifelong Tempe resident Laurel Horton witnessed the bright, orange glow of the St Peters brick kilns firing through the night. Although the flames have long since extinguished, Ms Horton is thrilled that the legacy of … Continued

The City of Sydney’s annual free tree giveaway returns to Sydney Park on Saturday 1 April, with residents invited to help grow the urban forest in their backyards, courtyards or common areas. Lord Mayor Clover Moore said citrus, bottle brush, … Continued

Sydneysiders are invited to pick up a pot of living colour at Sydney Park on Sunday, where hundreds of floral blooms and edibles used in the Living Colour displays are given away in exchange for a gold coin donation. The … Continued